Student Financial Services Analyst

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• Position Number: 004885
• Title: Student Financial Services Analyst - 004885
• Division: Finance and Administration
• Department: 172600 - Student Accounting
• Number of Vacancies: 1
• Job Location: Main Campus
• Full-time: Yes
• Regular: Yes
• Working Days: Monday - Friday
• Working Hours: 8:00 a.m.
  
  - 5:00 p.m.
• Job Open Date: 11/20/2025
• Open Until Filled: Yes

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited institution and three years of professional accounting experience. A master’s degree in accounting may substitute for one year of the required experience.

• None specified.

The University of South Alabama’s Office of Student Accounting is seeking to hire a Student Financial Services Analyst. Interested candidates should apply to be considered.

• Performs comprehensive accounting and administrative duties for all repayable scholarship programs under the oversight of Student Accounting.
• Works with students and third-party servicers to maintain loan fund receivable balances.
• Reviews grant applications that fund student tuition, fees, and living expenses to ensure promissory notes or commitment letters are appropriately executed and maintained per requirements.
• Monitors all transactions impacted assigned accounts, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded within the enterprise software system and supporting schedules.
• Assists student loan accounting staff with monthly and year-end reporting to various regulatory bodies associated with various loan programs.
• Records student loan payments and advances.
• Monitors student loan accounts; assists students with various loan fund problems including delinquent accounts follow-up; ensures loan collection activities comply with Federal due diligence requirements; maintains relationships with various collection agencies and proper reporting to the Attorney’s Office.
• Works independently to include problem resolution by researching authoritative sources and making recommendations for courses of action relating to student accounting loan issues.
• Reconciles loan fund system accounts to the general ledger on a monthly basis.
• Prepares various monthly and year end schedules and journal entries.
• Works with the Financial Aid Office to ensure all required forms are completed prior to disbursement of any loan funds.
• Works with various University departments to implement procedures for new loan programs.
• Maintains a high level of knowledge of Financial Aid rules and regulations as they apply to grants, scholarships, and loan payments.
• Processes journal vouchers.
• Assists the Student Accounting Office with student registration which includes receipting USA tuition payments, loan payments, and departmental deposits, on a cash receipting system, balancing the cash receipting system with cash, checks and credit cards received for payment.
• Reviews and maintains all relevant third-party and internal documents relevant to duties to ensure comprehensive knowledge-base.
• Prepares annual Department of Education (DOE) reports for assigned funds based on applicable deadlines.
• Works daily within the University Banner Finance System for financial and student related functions.
• Makes recommendations on policy and procedure changes.
• Assists with related functions within Student Financial Services and other departments reporting to the Chief Administrative Office.
• Regular and prompt attendance.
• Ability to work schedule as defined and additional hours as required.
• Related duties as required.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

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